The Quiver
Proof that one more board is always the answer.
Shortboards
Seaside
5'8"Small wave rocket. Perfect on days when you need to blaze in the mush.
Bobby Quad
5'8"Fast, chubby, and loose performer when shorties bog out.
Flyer
5'11"A junker reserved for wavepools and sharky Florida beach breaks.
Two Happy
6'0"The new kid on the block for juice-filled days and pretending I can rip.
Blackbird
6'8"OB step-up for stability and paddle power when its pumping.
Midlengths & Logs
CI Mid
6'8"Loose potato chip with small side bites for point break carving.
Lovemachine FM
6'9"Fresh twin-fin glider for drawn-out lines and trimming down the line.
CI Mid
7'2"Ultimate glide-master for tired shoulders and point break flow.
Classic Log
9'6"Aspirational nose-rider used for kooky summer soul surfs.
Retired Boards
Boards that taught me things, were total mistakes, or served their purpose before I needed to move on. Some sold, some broken, some passed to friends. Each one a chapter in the progression.
8'0 Foamie
The Costco classic that started it all. Rode it for 14 days and moved on.
7'6 Egg
First real board after the foamie phase. Learned the ropes in SoCal on this guy.
8'0 Log
The log that I rode too infrequently and that taught me that boards can break.
6'6 Brown Board
Put a knee-sized hole in him and realized the rails were too thick for what I wanted.
6'0 Holy Grail
My first real HPS that never quite worked out. Should have moved on earlier.
6'2 Shorty
Flat-nosed shortboard that taught me to duck dive and that I wish I had not sold.
6'8 Kies
Step-up shortboard that needed a bigger or better rider to make work.
6'5 Sauritch
First shortboard that turned out to have a major flaw that made it unridable.
7'0 Fun Rider
Fun to shape, but made him a little chonky and never rode him often.
7'10 Birdom
The loaner for toasted bodies and visiting friends that rarely got wet.
6'0 Reverse Vee
The most-ridden workhorse: stable and trusty when there was size and a little chop.